Bolidozor - Distributed radio meteor detection system

TL;DR

This paper introduces Bolidozor, an open-source, distributed multi-static radio system designed to detect meteors over large areas, improving data collection on meteor flux and trajectories compared to traditional radars.

Contribution

The paper presents a novel open-source, distributed radio meteor detection system that expands coverage and data collection capabilities beyond existing backscatter radars.

Findings

Enables detection of meteor events over larger areas.

Provides more uniform data on meteor flux.

Potentially improves meteor trajectory tracking.

Abstract

Most of the meteor radioastronomical radars are backscatter radars which cover only a small area of the atmosphere. Therefore a daytime meteor flux models are based on sparse data collected by only a few radar systems. To solve this issue, a radar system with a wide coverage is required. We present a new approach of open-source multi-static radio meteor detection system which could be distributed over a large area. This feature allows us to detect meteor events taking place over a larger area as well and gather more uniform data about meteor flux and possibly about meteor trajectories.